Star Trek composer (and now Oscar-winner for Up) Michael Giacchino is heading back into space. Giacchino, who is expected to return for the Star Trek, has added another 2012 to his schedule, Disney’s upcoming sci-fi film John Carter of Mars.

Giacchino goes to Mars

According to Movie Score Magazine Giacchino will score Disney’s John Carter of Mars which is currently shooting under the direction of Andrew Stanton (Wall-E). The film stars Taylor Kitsch as John Carter, with a cast that includes Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, and Thomas Haden Church. John Carter of Mars is based "Princess of Mars" first classic Edgar Rice Burroughs pulp-novel series featuring the character John Carter, a Civil War veteran who travels to Mars.

John Carter of Mars is slated to be released in 2012, the same year as the next Star Trek movie.

Well i will certainly agree he was a colleague of both Alexander Courage and John Williams, i would not say the best ever. That is subjective according to a person’s personal taste and bias. I will hands down defend that he was the best Trek composer ever though.

Goldsmith was great, but I got tired of him recycling his same theme. Giacchino’s stuff was great and I can’t wait to see how he opens things up for Trek’s sequel!

It’s actually very interesting, there’s a certain news talk show I listen to in the afternoon and they use Giacchino’s “Enterprising Young Men” as the musical theame to go into the commercial break. Makes me smile every time. :-)